attain

English

/əˈteɪn/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
  • (transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
  • (intransitive) To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.
  • (transitive) To get at the knowledge of.
  • (transitive) To reach in excellence or degree.
  • (transitive) To reach a person after being behind them.

Etymology

Derived from ataindre derived from Latin attingō root from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ten-

Gloss

stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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